title: Preparation, properties and antileukemic activity of arabinosylcytosine polysaccharide conjugates.
abstract: 1. Conjugates of 1-beta-D-arabinofuranosylcytosine (araC) with polysaccharides containing carboxyl groups, such as polygalacturonic acid (PGA) and carboxymethylated yeast beta-D-glucan (CMG) were prepared. 2. Activation of the polysaccharidic carboxyl group by isobutylchloroformiate and formation of a peptide bond via 4-NH2 group of araC was used for a coupling reaction. 3. Elementary analysis, u.v. and i.r. spectra confirmed the structures of the conjugates. 4. The conjugates were most stable against the hydrolysis under the mild acid conditions. 5. It was also shown that under the physiological conditions trypsin catalyze the conjugate hydrolysis and the catalytic effect is higher than that of chymotrypsine. 6. It is suggested that trypsin or trypsin-like proteases could participate in the hydrolysis of the conjugates in vivo. PGA-araC and CMG-araC showed 1.5- or 2.5-times higher antileukemic activity than both free araC or polysaccharides.
authors.affiliation: Research Institute of Rheumatic Diseases, Piestany, Czechoslovakia.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kéry
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Novotný
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tihlárik
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Haplová
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kacuráková
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sandula
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Balázová
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003561:Cytarabine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005936:Glucans / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006868:Hydrolysis; D007939:Leukemia L1210 / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008811:Mice, Inbred DBA; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000032:analysis; D010368:Pectins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D047071:beta-Glucans
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D005936:Glucans; D047071:beta-Glucans; C066878:carboxymethyl-beta-glucan-cytarabine; C066879:polygalacturonic acid-cytarabine; D003561:Cytarabine; C029933:carboxymethyl-beta-1,3-glucan; D010368:Pectins; D009584:Nitrogen; C003181:polygalacturonic acid